Given name · also Old Norse
Guðfríður
Guðfríður is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Guðfríður comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Germanic *frīdaz.
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Guðfríður’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Guðfríður shares a linguistic root with the English form Jeffrey. In Icelandic usage, Guðfríður shares a linguistic root with the English form Godfrey. In Icelandic usage, Guðfríður shares a linguistic root with the Old High German form Cotafrit.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Guðfríður has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Guðfríður
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